Aging & Telomeres

Seven Days Rx: Practical Science-Based Prescriptions for Harnessing Stress and Sleep Techniques to Enhance Well-Being

Chancellor Sam Hawgood interviewed Drs. Elissa Epel and Aric Prather about The Stress Prescription and the Sleep Prescription UCSF Alumni Day. It was a lively discussion and lots of questions about stress and sleep, both personal and job-related.

Lifespan Expanded: The Scientific Quest For A Fountain Of Youth

We’re born, we grow old, we die. It’s a rhythm long considered inevitable. But is it? Or is aging merely a disease awaiting a cure? Will science one day stave off aging or even reverse it? Join us as four top scientists explore the biology of aging and recent breakthroughs that, according to some, could have people living healthfully to 120 or beyond by the end of this century. Would you want to?

When Does Aging Begin?

“When does aging begin?” is a fundamental question whose answers will help inform all aspects of research, clinical practice and healthcare policy. There is an emerging consensus on an answer that is broad but captures some of the uncertainty at present: Aging begins before we observe it or experience it. Investigators who study the life course of aging and from the emerging field of geroscience will make brief presentations of their hypotheses and then challenge or seek to modify each other’s proposals through a guided panel discussion.

The Telomere Effect: Living Healthier and Longer with Dr. Elissa Epel at Happiness & Its Causes 2019

Elissa describes “The Telomere Effect” at the Sydney, AU, 2019 Annual conference: Happiness and its Causes. 

The telomere effect: A revolutionary approach to living younger, healthier, longer. London: Orion Spring.

THE TELOMERE EFFECT reveals how Blackburn and Epel's findings, together with research from colleagues around the world, cumulatively show that sleep quality, exercise, aspects of diet, and even certain chemicals profoundly affect our telomeres, and that chronic stress, negative thoughts, strained relationships, and even the wrong neighborhoods can eat away at them.

My BP Lab (Blood Pressure)

This 3-week study run by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) measures stress and emotional experiences during your daily life as well as physiological responses like blood pressure and heart rate. 

Seniors' Health

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends and provides tips to live a thriving healthspan. 

Veteran's Benefit's for Seniors

The SVSA lists appeals agents, advocates and eldercare services in many areas of the country. These individuals and providers help senior veterans and their survivors understand veterans benefits available to them.

Dr. Eli Puterman on Telomeres and the Immune System

Dr. Eli Puterman discusses the function of telomeres and chromosomes and how telomere length can be a marker for an aging immune system at the Osher Mini Med School for the Public. 

May 8, 2018

Telomeres, Telomerase, and Stress: Biological Aging

Dr. Elissa Epel gives speaks about stress and its effect on cellular aging and telomere length at TEDMED 2011. 

Jan 9, 2012

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